Rail-joint



J. WHITE.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 21, 1911.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912 Ema 1 5 cfohn White,

JOHN WHITE, OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 21, 1911.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912. Serial No. 634,410

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN- WHITE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beaumont, in the county of Jefferson and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

. This invention relates to rail joints and has for its object to provide rail ends which will serve to support each other and prevent sagging thereof. Y

A further object of this invention is to provide means whereby the rails will be securely locked together against displacement.

A further object of this invention is to have the outer portion of the ends of the rails comparatively strong, so that there will be less likelihood ofthem being distorted in use, at the same time these ends will be so arranged as to form a secure locking means for the rail.

Other objects of this invention will become apparent as it is more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate by way of example an embodiment of this invention, Figure 1 represents a view in perspective of a rail end 'embody- I ing this invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the upper end of the rail joint inverted; Fig 3 is a plan view of the lower end of a rail joint, and Figs. 4 and 5 are detail sections on lines 44 and 5-5 respectively of Fig. 1'.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

In the construction which is illustrated in the drawings 1 representsan ordinary type of rail, which is preferably of a T design and which has one .of' its ends shaped into a somewhat U form, by spreading out and developing the webof the rail in the manner clearly shown in the drawings. The

lower or flanged portion of the rail at this is suitably drilled to receive a rivet, bolt or other fastening device so thatthis end y when it is put over a projecting tongue I on the end of the adjacent rail can bc fastenr-vd securely thereto in the ordinary manner.

-Bet-ween the tongue 4: and the outer or channel end 2 ofthis rail end is left a space 5 so 'that the web extending from the U .portion 3 of the first rail, which joins it to the rib 6, will fit in this slot 5 and thereby lock the rail ends securely together.

In general one end of the rail has its fiangedor bottom portion removed, its end portion U shaped, its legs or sides that form the U shape of a length arranged to' rest upon the flangedor lower portion of the adjacent rail, which has its web 4: of a suitable size and position to. be engaged with the sides of the U shape piece 3. The height of the tongue 4 is sufficient to reach the lower portion of the other, so as to take the weight of the same thereon and transvmit it to the sleepers, and also to prevent the joint from sagging when the train orthe like passes over it. The length of the sides of the channel end 2 is also sufiicient to reach the end surface of the rail upon which they are disposed, and to take up the weight that is received by the rail, so that it can be seen that the rail is very securely reinforced, for taking up the sagging action which the train tends to produce in the rail joints as it'passes over them. v y

In practice the whole rail length will be produced in the usual manner, one end of the rail being. formed so that it will form.

the upper surface of the rail joint, and its other end will be arranged to form the lower portion of the adjacent rail joint. In. this manner all the rails will be made alike and no trouble willbe experienced in installing them, as would-be likely to happen in case the rails were not formed-in this manner. It will be noted that this type of joints the end of a rail having its end portion provided with a U-shaped web, thesides of said web extending down from the upper surface of the rail, a second rail end having its 'io's eliminates the necessity of a fish plate which end portion provided""with a channel \iveb arranged to engage with a portion of the first mentioned rail'adjacent to the U shape portion and having a portion of its Web removed in order'to permit the base part of the U shape portion to be inserted therein, said end base having holes therethrough, and means disposed in said holes for securing said ends together.

2. A rail joint comprising in combination a rail end having its end portion U shaped, the base of said U'shape being integrally formed with the web of said rail, said end having its Hanged ortion removed, another rail end having its end portion channel shaped, said channelbeing arranged to embrace the sides of said Web, and the Web- 0f said second end being removed for a short distance back from said channel portion in order to permit the base portion of said U shaped piece to fit therein, the U shaped portion fitting over the Web of said second of said second rail being removed in order to permit the first mentioned rail to rest therein and to form a uniform rail surface, and said ends having holes therethrough and means for securing said ends together.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my I signature in the presence of two Witnesses J OHNWHITE; Witnesses:

W. I J ACKSON, D. M. Rotrrrn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patentz,

Washington, D. C. i 

